Class Features

As a Spellblade, you gain the following class features:

Arcane Discipline

1st level Spellblade Feature

You follow an Arcane Discipline representing the unique approach you take to being a Spellblade. Your Arcane Discipline, detailed later in the document, grants you features at level 1, and again at levels 3, 7, 14, and 20.

Spellcasting

1st level Spellblade Feature

Just as your training as a Spellblade has honed your body for battle, your mind is equally deadly for its ability to channel powerful magic in the form of spells.

Mana Arts

2nd level Spellblade Feature

You can learn a number of unique abilities, known as Mana Arts, that further define your skill as a Spellblade. You know one Mana Art from the list at the end of the document. You know one Mana Art, and when you gain certain Spellblade levels, you gain additional Mana Arts of your choice, as shown in the Mana Arts Known column of the Spellblade table.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the Mana Arts you know and replace it with another Mana Art, selected as if the Spellblade is the level they were when they learned the original Mana Art.

Resonance Dice

2nd level Spellblade Feature

You gain the ability to re-absorb the excess energy of your spells, and channel it once again to empower your abilities. Whenever you expend a spell slot to cast a spell of 1st level or higher, you gain a number of Resonance Dice equal to the half the level of the spell cast, rounded down (minimum of 1 die). You can store a maximum number of Resonance Dice at one time equal to twice your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). These Resonance Dice remain until you expend them, or until you complete a long rest.

Your resonance die is a d4. At 6th level, it becomes a d6. At level 11 it becomes a d8, and at level 17 it becomes a d10.

Resonant Weapon

2nd level Spellblade Feature

When you hit a target with a weapon attack, you can empower the blow with arcane energy. Expend a number of stored Resonance Dice up to your proficiency bonus, rolling them and dealing additional force damage equal to the result.

Arcane Enhancement

3rd level Spellblade Feature

Your Arcane prowess allows you to empower your physical attributes, as well. Whenever you make a strength (Athletics) or dexterity (Acrobatics) skill check, you may add your Intelligence modifier (minimum of +1) to the result.

Ability Score Improvement

4th level Spellblade Feature

You can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

You gain this feature again at levels 8, 12, 16, and 19.

Extra Attack

5th level Spellblade Feature

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

War Mind

6th level Spellblade Feature

You are trained in using magic in the heat of battle, and lesser blows have no hope of breaking your concentration. Whenever you take damage while concentrating on a spell, if the DC for the constitution saving throw would be 10, you automatically succeed on the saving throw.

At 15th level, you instead automatically succeed on any constitution saving throw to maintain concentration that would have DC 15 or less.

Resonant Affinity

10th level Spellblade Feature

Choose one of your Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma. Whenever you make an ability check or saving throw with the chosen ability score, you may expend a stored Resonance Die, rolling it and adding the result to the check or saving throw. You can use this feature after you roll the saving throw or ability check, but before you know the outcome.

Magic Resistance

18th level Spellblade Feature

You have advantage on all saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Art Credit

Dire Tactics by Daarken

Mana Mine

3rd level Manasoul Spellblade Feature

As a bonus action, you can send a mote of arcane light to a point you can see within 30ft of you, remaining for 10 minutes and shedding bright light in a 5-foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet. If a creature enters this light, it is revealed you even if it was hidden, and you can use your reaction to cause the mote to detonate. The creature that triggered this reaction must make a Dexterity saving throw against your Spellblade DC. On a failed save, it takes force damage equal to 1d6 + half your Spellblade level, taking half as much damage on a success.

You may create a number of motes equal to your proficiency modifier, after which point you must complete a short or longer rest before you may do so again.

Resonant Burst

7th level Manasoul Spellblade Feature

As an action, you may choose to discharge the magical energy stored by your Resonant Weapon class feature in a violent explosion. When you do so, roll any number of your stored Resonance Dice. Each creature within 15ft of you must make a Dexterity Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC or take force damage equal to the result, taking half as much damage on a successful saving throw.

Starting at 14th level, you may add your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1) to the damage dealt by this feature.

Art Credit

Garruk, the Veil-Cursed by Greg Rutkowski

Mana Form

14th level Manasoul Spellblade Feature

You gain the ability to briefly become an immaterial being of pure arcane energy. As a bonus action, you can temporarily enter the ethereal plane, remaining until the start of your next turn or until you end the effect as a free action. While in this form, you appear as an illusory, shimmering version of yourself, you have a flying speed equal to double your walking speed, you can phase through creatures and solid objects, and you are immune to all damage types except force damage.

If you are in the space of a creature or object when this form ends, you and the creature or object each take 5d10 force damage, and you are shunted to the nearest unoccupied space. A creature can make a Dexterity saving throw against your Spell Save DC to avoid this effect; on a successful save, you and the creature each instead take half as much damage.

One you use this feature, you must complete a long rest before you may do so again.

Overflowing Soul

20th level Manasoul Spellblade Feature

You have become a flawless conduit for arcane energy. Your Resonance Die becomes a d12, and there is no longer a cap on the number of Resonance Dice you can have stored at one time.

Also, whenever a creature other than you within 60ft of you casts a spell of 1st level or higher, you can use your reaction to gain Resonance Dice equal to the level of the spell. Resonance Dice gained in this way are lost at the end of your turn if not already expended.

The Drifter's Discipline

Mana Arts

Drifter's Dance

Prerequisite: Drifter Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 12

Your walking speed increases by 10ft, and you are no longer slowed by nonmagical difficult terrain. In addition, while you are moving on your turn, you can walk across liquids. If you end your movement while not on solid ground, you fall as normal.

Ever Vigilant

Your training as a Spellblade allows you to be ever alert to danger. You gain proficiency in Perception. If you are already proficient in Perception, you instead gain proficiency in another Spellblade skill of your choice. In addition, you require two fewer hours of sleep to gain the benefits of a long rest.

Flame Attunement

Prerequisite: No other "Attunement" Mana Arts

You have advantage on saving throws to resist the effects of extreme hot weather. In addition, you learn the Control Flames cantrip, as well as the Burning Hands 1st-level spell.

Also, whenever you deal force damage with a Spellblade spell or class feature, you may choose to deal fire damage instead.

Flame Mastery

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9, Flame Attunement Mana Art

You learn the Fireball 3rd-level spell. Also, you gain resistance to fire damage.

In addition, once per turn when you use a spellblade spell or class feature that deals fire damage, you can expend a resonance die to create a cloud of obscuring smoke in a 5ft cube around you, remaining until the start of your next turn. You are considered heavily obscured while you are surrounded by this smoke, and it does not obscure your own vision.

Frost Attunement

Prerequisite: No other "Attunement" Mana Arts

You learn the Frostbite cantrip, as well as the Ice Knife 1st-level spell. Also, you have advantage on saving throws to resist the effects of extreme cold weather.

In addition, whenever you deal force damage with a Spellblade spell or class feature, you may choose to deal your choice of cold or magical piercing damage instead.

Frost Mastery

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9, Frost Attunement Mana Art

You learn the Sleet Storm spell. Also, you gain resistance to cold damage.

In addition, when you deal cold or piercing damage to a creature with a spellblade spell or class feature, you can expend a stored resonance die to force them to make a Constitution saving throw against your Spell Save DC. On a failure, their movement speed is halved until the end of your next turn.

Immaterial Dash

Prerequisite: Drifter Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 3

Whenever you use your Arcane Footwork class feature, you may pass through solid objects while you move. You still must end the dash in an open space you can see.

Invigorating Mana

Prerequisite: Bulwark Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 12

Your defensive magic also has the ability to give those close to death the strength to fight on. Whenever you grant Temporary Hit Points to a creature that is unconscious at 0 hit points, that creature also immediately gains 1 hit point.

Magical Vitality

You have advantage on saving throws against any effect that would cause you to gain levels of exhaustion. In addition, you may travel for 2 additional hours in a day before suffering the effects of forced march.

Mana Motion

Prerequisite: Bulwark Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 9

You gain the ability to move the panels created by your Walls of Mana class feature. As an action on your turn, you can move any number of connected panels up to 10ft, and rotate them as you wish, so long as they remain connected.

If a moving panel hits a creature, its movement stops and the creature must make a Strength saving throw against your Spell Save DC. On a failure, the creature is knocked prone or pushed back 5ft, your choice.

Martial Discipline

You learn one Fighting Style of your choice from the Fighter list.

Perfect Weapon

Prerequisite: Manasoul Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 12, "Refine Weapon" Mana Art

When you use your Arcane Essence feature, you may expend 2 Resonance Dice to also give the affected weapon a bonus of +2 to its attack and damage rolls for the duration, unless it already has an equal or greater bonus.

Psi Attunement

Prerequisite: No other "Attunement" Mana Arts

You learn the Mind Sliver cantrip, as well as the Dissonant Whispers 1st-level spell.

In addition, whenever you deal force damage with a Spellblade spell or class feature, you may choose to deal psychic damage instead.

Psi Mastery

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9, "Psi Attunement" Mana Art

You learn the Hypnotic Pattern 3rd-level spell. Also, you gain resistance to psychic damage.

In addition, when you deal psychic damage to a creature with a spellblade spell or class feature, you can expend a resonance die to force them to make an Intelligence saving throw against your Spell Save DC. On a failure, they are marked for 1 minute. While marked in this way, a creature cannot become hidden from you, and your attack rolls against them are never made with disadvantage. An affected creature can repeat the save at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect on a success.

Rapid Movement

Your walking speed increases by 10ft.

Refine Weapon

Prerequisite: Manasoul Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 5

When you use your Arcane Essence feature, you may expend 1 Resonance Die to also give the affected weapon a bonus of +1 to its attack and damage rolls for the duration, unless it already has an equal or greater bonus.

Resonant Cleave

Prerequisite: Level 3 Spellblade

When you use your Resonant Weapon feature, you can use a bonus action to force every creature other than yourself within 5ft of the target to make a Dexterity saving throw against your Spell Save DC or also take the damage dealt by that feature.

Shield Ally

Prerequisite: Bulwark Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 3

When you cast the Shield spell, you may expend one Resonance Die to cast it targeting an creature you can see within 30ft of you, using an attack targeting that creature as the trigger for the reaction.

Stone Attunement

Prerequisite: No other "Attunement" Mana Arts

You learn the Mold Earth cantrip, as well as the 1st-level spell Earth Tremor. Also, you gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

In addition, whenever you deal force damage with a Spellblade spell or class feature, you may choose to deal magical bludgeoning damage instead.

Stone Mastery

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9, "Stone Attunement" Mana Art

You learn the Erupting Earth 3rd-level spell. Also, you can move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings, while leaving your hands free.

In addition, when you deal bludgeoning damage to a creature with a spellblade spell or class feature, you can expend a resonance die to cause the ground beneath their feet and in a 5ft radius around them to become difficult terrain. An affected creature must also make a strength saving throw against your Spell Save DC or be knocked prone.

Storm Attunement

Prerequisite: No other "Attunement" Mana Arts

You learn the Shocking Grasp cantrip, as well as the 1st-level spell Witch Bolt.

In addition, whenever you deal force damage with a Spellblade spell or class feature, you may choose to deal lightning damage instead.

Storm Mastery

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9, "Storm Attunement" Mana Art

You learn the Lightning Bolt 3rd-level spell. Also, you gain resistance to lightning damage.

In addition, when you deal lightning damage to a creature with a spellblade spell or class feature, you can expend a stored resonance die to send electricity coursing through their body, causing their muscles to temporarily seize up. An affected creature must make a constitution saving throw against your Spellblade DC or drop any weapons or other objects they are holding.

Toxin Attunement

Prerequisite: No other "Attunement" Mana Arts

You learn the Poison Spray cantrip, as well as the 1st-level spell Ray of Sickness.

In addition, whenever you deal force damage with a Spellblade spell or class feature, you may choose to deal poison damage instead.

Toxin Mastery

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9, Toxin Attunement Mana Art

You learn the Stinking Cloud 3rd-level spell. Also, you gain resistance to poison damage, and are immune to the poisoned condition.

In addition, when you deal poison damage to a creature with a spellblade spell or class feature, you can expend a stored resonance die to force that creature to make a Constitution saving throw against your Spell Save DC or gain the poisoned condition for 1 minute. An affected creature can repeat the save at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect on a success.

Unbound Resonance

Prerequisite: Manasoul Arcane Discipline, Spellblade level 7, no Controlled Resonance Mana Art

Your Resonance grows ever more forceful. Your the radius of your Resonant Burst feature is increased to 20ft, and on a failed saving throw, a creature is also knocked prone.

Unseen Presence

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9

Your arcane training has enabled you to avoid detection by magical means. You are always under the effects of the Nondetection spell.

Well-Studied

Prerequisite: Spellblade level 9

You gain proficiency in one of the following skills: Arcana, History, or Religion, and you may add double your proficiency bonus to any checks you make for that skill. In addition, you may cast the Legend Lore spell once without expending a spell slot, after which point you must complete a long rest before you may do so again.

Spell List